Master Changsheng

Chapter 139, Section 136: Losing Composure

What is the saddest thing?

It's nothing more than my own appearance aging little by little, while my old friends remain unchanged.

Just like now.

Hanks stared at Ankai's youthful face, his expression dazed.

It felt like I was back in that afternoon.

Ankai, leading an old yellow horse, exchanged his accumulated "junk" for a low-grade magic stone...

Back then, Hanks's hunchback was still a facade.

"That's wonderful..."

Hanks murmured, staring blankly at Ankai's face.

Cough cough cough…

Suddenly, Hanks coughed violently a few times, and his face turned pale.

With a hoarse voice, she said slowly, "At this moment, I truly envy you."

An Kai paused for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Envy my ass!" His face changed, his youthful appearance aged, and crow's feet appeared at the corners of his eyes.

"Envious? I'm younger than you, old man, of course you should envy me."

"How do I look now? Compared to when I was in the nameless town?"

Hanks was taken aback, then chuckled, "Hahaha, there's a change." He knew that Ankai had deliberately made himself look older to comfort him.

Hanks waved his hand and turned to walk out of the castle: "I'll come back to you when I've thought it through."

As Hanks reached the doorway, he abruptly stopped, staring at Ankai for a long time before saying, "You've changed..."

"But... things are getting better."

Like an elderly gentleman praising a younger generation, Hanks left with a beaming smile…

"It's changed?"

"That old man just loves being a riddle teller."

An Kai chuckled and muttered a curse under his breath, then his figure blurred as he left the castle.

As I passed by Hanks, I heard him humming an unknown, upbeat tune, seemingly in a good mood.

Ankai found the spirit-enchanted [Heavy Armor Warrior] Milton, and then took Wayne, the detector merchant Andorn, and the fifth-tier [Assassin] Milton out of the city.

The purpose of this trip is to test the "energy detector" provided by the detector merchant Andorn.

According to Andoron, an "energy detector" is a detector that can detect "energy".

Based on this energy, it is converted into attribute values that provide "energy".

For example, Ankai's spells are provided by attributes such as [Intelligence]. The purpose of detection is to clearly show the energy fluctuations of spells using attributes such as [Intelligence].

Intelligence, Physical Strength, Endurance, and Power: 2931

Outside the city of Goodness, An Kai looked at the values displayed in the Energy Detector of his casually unleashed Fireball spell, which he hadn't used his full strength, and felt quite pleased.

Then, he imbued Milton with the spirit of the [Heavy Armor Warrior] and unleashed another full-force attack…

Endurance, Strength: 2731

The difference in quality was immediately apparent.

"You're amazing, sir!"

"Sir, you haven't used your full strength yet, have you?"

"Having traveled all over the country for so many years, you are the strongest person I have ever seen!"

The detector merchant, Andor, blurted out free flattery.

However, he's right; based solely on the power of this spell, it was indeed the strongest that Andor had ever seen…

Moreover, Ankai's languid posture when casting the spell further proved that he was not using his full strength.

Milton, though he had expected it, was still shocked.

My desperate attack couldn't even compare to An Kai's casual strike?

If this were a first-order idiot, Milton would be upside down!

After the experiment ended, everyone continued their work.

The target is the Undead Cage.

Ankai made the detector merchant spend two and a half years developing the "energy detector"...

It's all for the sake of the "Cage of the Dead!"

At this time, it had been less than four years since Donglin went into seclusion.

It was a critical period for Donglin, and the number of members of the Liangshan Family was about to reach its peak.

Without the stimulus of external gold coins and the influx of outsiders, the Good House will soon begin to decline.

Even if you persevere, you can only last for a dozen or so years, no more than 20 years.

Therefore, breaking through the Undead Prison has become of paramount importance...

Another crucial reason, which also solidified Ankai's determination to break through the Undead Cage, is...

That is the method of advancement beyond Spirit Empowerment that Donglin possesses!

This is what he lacks: Spirit Empowerment. With Milton as a cautionary tale and the Spirit Empowerment Secret Realm at his disposal, Ankai has some understanding and knowledge about it.

And after his attribute points broke through to 1000, An Kai had a general idea of what "Spirit Empowerment" was and how to proceed.

However, when it came to matters of spirit empowerment, An Kai knew absolutely nothing.

He didn't want to end up like those fifth-tier professionals who were stuck before they could be empowered, searching their whole lives to find the method for empowering.

The true purpose of this journey is to break through the prison of the dead and find Donglin, but also to take advantage of his illness and kill him.

Most importantly, I learned about the Spirit-Enhancing Technique from Donglin, so I could make plans for the future.

It takes a day.

The group arrived at the cage of the dead, which was closest to the House of Goodness.

Several years have passed, and the Cage of the Dead remains unchanged.

Skeletons and skeletons wander within the barrier.

Ankai, holding the "energy detector," approached the barrier...

【Intelligence: 3299】

"So tall!"

"This...this seems to exceed the spirit-infused value..."

"Based on our calculations, the spirit-enhancing value shouldn't exceed 3000..."

Wayne touched his nose, answering everyone's questions.

Andorn was able to develop the "energy detector" thanks in large part to Wayne's efforts.

An Kai wasn't too surprised to see this.

Dong Lin is very likely a top-tier Spirit-Enchanting professional, so it's not surprising that he used energy beyond Spirit-Enchanting to cast a magic array.

Seeing Ankai put away the "energy detector," Milton kindly reminded him, "Sir, given the development of your strength, it should be about two more years."

After Milton finished speaking, Wayne was the first to nod, agreeing with him.

They all know that 3000 is a hurdle, and crossing 3000 from 2999 is perhaps more difficult than increasing from 1 to 2999.

Ankai, however, didn't pay much attention to Milton's reminder and simply replied, "Give it a try."

He took out the [Strength Staff] and took a step forward.

[Armor Spell] Armor appears.

Enveloped in a pitch-black mist, even though Milton and his companions had retreated some distance after Ankai suggested trying, they still felt a wave of heat wash over them.

Coupled with the heatwave of the desert itself, the double heatwave made it difficult for them to stand still.

An Kai took another step forward without haste.

The [Freeze] spell field suddenly appeared!

It enveloped An Kai within a 30-meter radius!

An intense coolness emanated from it.

The domain touched the cage of the dead, emitting a hissing sound like fire.

Ankai, wielding the [Staff of Brute Force], gazed at the seemingly endless cage of the dead...

"I wonder if you can handle it..."

The next moment, a fireball with a diameter of 12 meters, dark brown in color, nearly half of which was liquid, appeared out of thin air above An Kai's head, resembling magma!

At the same time, a fifteen-meter-long, silently appearing dark brown [Wind Blade] quietly waited beside the [Fireball]!

[Meditation] Multitasking is not only useful for cultivation, but also for attacking!

To the astonishment of Milton and his companions, enormous [Fireball] and [Wind Blade] spells flew out in the blink of an eye…

It crashed instantly onto the "Undead Cage".

A series of piercing wails echoed from within…

This is just the beginning.

In the blink of an eye, this entire sky was filled with enormous and profound [Fireball Technique] and [Wind Blade Technique]!

Intelligence, Endurance, Physical Strength, and Power: 3125

Intelligence, Endurance, Physical Strength, and Power: 3128

...

One second later.

Intelligence, Endurance, Physical Strength, and Power: 3333

boom!

The Undead Cage... is broken!

The hurdle of 3000 seemed to be nonexistent for An Kai…

"This...this...this..." Milton stammered, unable to utter a single word. Only then did he realize that Ankai had been holding back during their earlier sparring session...

"What kind of strength is this?!"

An Daoen was dumbfounded, at a loss for words. His limited knowledge allowed him to utter only one sentence: "Holy crap! Awesome!"

"I... I feel like I'm becoming useless..."

The fifth-tier [Assassin] Malken muttered to himself, a touch of sadness in his heart…

Suddenly, he remembered the first time Ankai met him and how he had gone to great lengths to defeat him, all through Wayne.

How long has it been?

He was losing even the right to stand beside An Kai; to An Kai, he had become someone dispensable…

"Is this strength due to balanced development? But the difficulties and resources required are probably beyond the capabilities of anyone other than adults, aren't they?"

Wayne stared at Ankai's revealed figure, muttering to himself, his eyes filled with shock and admiration...

...

The Town of the Dead.

Donglin, who was in seclusion in the castle seeking a breakthrough beyond spiritual empowerment, suddenly lost his composure.

Just now, his supposedly impenetrable cage of the dead was shattered from the desert side!

He stood up abruptly, his old face showing disbelief and surprise.

He couldn't help but shout out loud:

"Damn it! Who is it?!"

In an instant, the entire town of the dead heard Donglin's roar.

The many undead were taken aback.

They couldn't understand what could have happened, or who could have caused their usually composed "master" to lose his composure...

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